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RE: The correct magnepan for my room
Posted by josh358 on December 31, 2016 at 16:17:11:
If my experience is any guide (and it may not be), you're going to have trouble with the fireplace location. I wanted to put my Maggies on either side of my fireplace too -- the room works out brilliantly -- but no matter what I did, I couldn't get that magical Maggie imaging. The sound seemed to be coming from the mantle. They really seem to prefer a fairly plain wall behind them (though HP of TAS had a lot of luck with a bay window -- you never really know with planars!).
You might have better luck than I did, but I'd be cautious. Not that they'll sound bad, but they may not sound as spectacular as you remember them.
That said, I love Maggies as movie speakers, preferably big ones. It isn't a combo that most people think of but it's the best theatrical sound I've ever heard, and I used to work in motion picture audio. The naturalism of the sound adds a lot to the experience. I had the big Tympani 1D's back then, which play louder and deeper than the smaller ones, but I've also had MMG's and they did well, just not at thunderous levels.
I think you may want to wait until you know the exact room layout and then talk to Wendell Diller, the head of sales at Magnepan. Wendell has had more experience than any of us with what model sounds best in which circumstance.